Liz Blyth is a contemporary craft artist and designer working with ceramics and mixed materials. Based in Leicester, she graduated from De Montfort University with a First Class BA (Hons) in Design Crafts, subsequently returning to spend a further year as Artist in Residence.
At the heart of Liz’s practice is a desire to create work with meaning. Through thoughtful making, she tells stories and crafts objects to be treasured, touched and held. Her pieces possess a quiet beauty and an understated emotional resonance, inviting a personal connection between object and observer.
“For me, making is about connection — to materials, to memories, to places and to the stories we carry with us.”
With a lifelong passion for art, craft and heritage, Liz has travelled extensively, developing a deep appreciation of different cultures and creative traditions. Her work draws inspiration from the art, objects and craftsmanship she has encountered across the world, as well as the rich heritage and everyday beauty found closer to home.
Liz has been represented by Mint Gallery, London, and her work has been exhibited at London Design Festival, with Mayfair Design District during Frieze Week and PAD at Savoir in Mayfair, and at New Designers. More recently, she has exhibited at Waterside Arts in Manchester, the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, and at venues across the Midlands.
In 2026, Liz received Highly Commended recognition in the international Homiens Art Prize. She is a graduate member of the Crafts Council UK and Design-Nation.
@lizblyth_designs
STOCKISTS:
Mint Gallery, Duke Street London
Daylesford Organics/ Bamford Collection, Cotswolds and London
Leicester Gallery, De Montfort University, Leicester
EXHIBITIONS:
Waterside Arts Centre, Manchester x Design-Nation
What is Precious?
Glacial Flow, porcelain paper clay
15 August 2026 – 3 October 2026
Leicester Gallery, De Montfort University
Hanging on to Hope, a collaboration with glass artist, Sally Scott
Porcelain and pate de verre glass
June 2026
Leicester Art House: Extraordinary Art in Ordinary Houses
Ceramics, blown glass and fine metals
June 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023
Mint Gallery, Duke Street, London
Impermanence Collection, porcelain paper clay
November 2025 – May 2026
Mayfair Design District x CTO Lighting,
Savoir Beds, Berkeley Square, London
The Art of Stillness for Frieze week and PAD London
Impermanence Collection
10 – 30 October 2025
Mint Gallery, Duke Street, London
Second Skin for London Design Festival
Impermanence Collection
13 – 30 September 2025
Business Design Centre, London
New Designers
Impermanence Collection
2 - 5 July 2025
LCB Depot, Leicester
LCB Depot Leicester x Design Nation
Making It: Contemporary Craft ExhibitionAntidote Collection, porcelain, blown glass and fine metals
13 May - 2 June 2023
AWARDS:
Homiens International Art Prize, Highly Commended, Winter 2026